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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जवjavaa.Swift, expeditious.

    [जु-भावे अप्]

    Swift, expeditious.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -वः

      1. (a) Speed, swiftness, quickness, rapidity; जवो हि सप्तेः परमं विभूषणम् Bh.3.121; Ś.1.8; Ki.13.5. (b) Haste, hurry; जवेन पीठादुदतिष्ठदच्युतः Śi.1.12.
      2. Velocity.

    • -अधिकः a fleet horse, a courser.

    • -अनिलः a strong wind, hurricane.

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  2. अजवस्ajavasa [जु-असुन्] Not quick, inactive.

    a जु-असुन् Not quick, inactive.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. जवjava[gav-á] a. swift; m. swiftness, speed; haste: ab. at once; -ana, a. (î) quick, swift; n. quickness, swiftness…

    [gav-á] adjective swift; masculine swiftness, speed; haste: ablative at once; -ana, adjective (î) quick, swift; neuter quickness, swiftness; -anikâ, feminine; also equal for curtain.

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  2. अजवीथीajavīthī[aga-vîthî] f. goat-path (part of the moon's orbit).

    [aga-vîthî] feminine; also equal for goat-path (part of the moon's orbit).

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  3. अतिजवatijava[ati-gava] m. extreme rapidity; -na, a. extremely swift: -tâ, f. great haste.

    [ati-gava] masculine extreme rapidity; -na, adjective extremely swift: -tâ, feminine; also equal for great haste.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जवjavamfn. (√जु, or जू) swift AV. xix, 7, 1
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√जु, or जू) swift AV. xix, 7, 1
    2. masculine gender (paroxytone Pa1n2. 3-3, 56, vArttika 4 and 57) speed, velocity,, swiftness fg-veda i, 112, 21; x, 111, 9 VS. AV. S3Br. etc.
    3. masculine gender plural impulse (of the mind) fg-veda x, 71, 8
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  2. अजवस्ajavasmfn. not quick, inactive RV. ii, 15, 6.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not quick, inactive fg-veda ii, 15, 6.

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  3. अजवस्तिajavastim. N. of a tribe, (g. गृष्ट्य्-आदि and शुभ्रा*दि q.v.)
    1. masculine gender Name of a tribe, (gaRa गृष्ट्य्-आदि and शुभ्रा*दि quod vide)
    2. masculine gender plural the members of that tribe, (gaRa यस्का*दि, quod vide)
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  4. अजवाहajavāham. N. of a district.

    masculine gender Name of a district.

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  5. अजवीथीajavīthīf. "goat's road", N. of one of the three divisions of the southern path, or one of the three paths in which…

    feminine "goat's road", Name of one of the three divisions of the southern path, or one of the three paths in which the sun, moon, and planets move, comprehending the asterisms मूल, पूर्वा*षाढ, and उत्तरा*षाढ .

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